Children’s Paperback Frontlist
-- Publishers Weekly, 3/26/2007
300,000+
1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. J.K. Rowling. Scholastic (1,328,173)
2. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment. James Patterson. Little, Brown (1,063,944)
3. Dora’s World Adventure! Suzanne Nimm, illus. by Tom Mangano. Simon Spotlight (611,391)
4. Driving Buddies (Step into Reading). Random/Disney (502,790)
5. Disney High School Musical Junior Novel. N.B. Grace. Disney (500,000)
6. Thunder and Lightning. Random/Disney (489,922)
7. Night at the Museum: A Junior Novelization. Leslie Goldman. Barron’s (485,000)
8. Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood. Ann Brashares. Delacorte (444,116)
9. Captain Underpants and the Preposterious Plight of the Purple Potty People. Dav Pilkey. Scholastic (435,886)
10. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Irene Trimble. Disney (375,000)
11. Over the Hedge: Meet the Neighbors. Scholastic (361,420)
12. Dial L for Loser (The Clique #6). Lisi Harrison. Little, Brown (357,060)
13. Charlotte’s Web: New in the Barn. Catherine Hapka. HarperEntertainment (344,468)
14. Old, New, Red, Blue! (Step into Reading). Random/Disney (338,879)
15. The Pretty Committee Strikes Back (The Clique #5). Lisi Harrison. Little, Brown (331,193)
16.Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow #1: The Coming Storm. Rob Kidd. Disney (300,000)
200,000+
17. The Trouble with Tink. Kiki Thorpe. Random/Disney (278,711)
18. The Rainforest Race (Go, Diego, Go!). Lara Bergen, illus. by Corey Wolfe and Art Mawhinney. Simon Spotlight (277,374)
19. Only in Your Dreams (Gossip Girl #9). Cecily Von Ziegesar. Little, Brown (273,064)
20. The Tale of Despereaux. Kate DiCamillo, illus. by Timothy Basil Ering. Candlewick (272,370)
21. Meet the Adelies (Happy Feet). Price Stern Sloan (260,886)
22. Friends Forever (Happy Feet). Price Stern Sloan (260,176)
23. Happy Feet. Price Stern Sloan (254,731)
24. Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow #2: The Siren Song. Rob Kidd. Disney (250,000)
25. Hannah Montana Junior Novel #1: Keeping Secrets. Beth Beechwood. Disney (250,000)
26. Diego Saves the Tree Frogs (Go, Diego Go!). Sarah Willson, illus. by Susan Hall. Simon Spotlight (249,315)
27. Mumble’s Journey (Happy Feet Junior Novelization). Micol Ostow. Price Stern Sloan (243,717)
28. Puppy Takes a Bath (Dora the Explorer). Christine Ricci, illus. by Tom Mangano. Simon Spotlight (236,926)
29. The Birthday Dance Party: Daisy’s Fiesta de Quinceanñera. Alison Inches, illus. by Dave Aikins. Simon Spotlight (235,078)
30. Strawberry Shortcake’s World of Friends. Megan Bryant. Grosset & Dunlap (234,094)
31. Catwalk Cuties. Grosset & Dunlap (229,581)
32. Charlotte’s Web: Wilbur Finds a Friend. Jennifer Frantz, illus. by Aleksey Ivanov. HarperTrophy (229,579)
33. Ice Age 2: Geyser Blast! Ellie O’Ryan. HarperTrophy (226,821)
34. Hannah Montana Junior Novel #2: Face-off. Alice Alfonsi. Disney (225,000)
35. Dora’s Sleepover (Dora the Explorer). Lara Bergen, illus. by Victoria Miller. Simon Spotlight (221,969)
36. Secret Agents (Backyardigans). Wendy Wax, illus. by Zina Saunders. Simon Spotlight (221,489)
37. Beck and the Great Berry Battle. Laura Driscoll. Random/Disney (218,856)
38. Carnival at Candleight (MTH #33). Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random (212,280)
39. Funkhouse Adventure. Grosset & Dunlap (211,814)
40. Polite as a Princess. Random/Disney (211,666)
41. Ice Age 2: A Mammoth Mix-Up. Catherine Hapka. HarperEntertainment (208,726)
42. Charlotte’s Web Movie Tie-in Edition. E.B. White, illus. by Garth Williams. HarperEntertainment (207,139)
43. Ice Age 2: Join the Pack! Ellie O’Ryan. HarperTrophy (206,045)
44. Peter and the Starcatchers. Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Disney Editions (200,000)
45. Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception. Eoin Colfer. Hyperion/Miramax (200,000)
100,000+
46. Ice Age 2: The Movie Novel. Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld. HarperEntertainment (196,909)
47. Lily’s Pesky Plant. Kirsten Larsen. Random/Disney (196,420)
48. Rani in the Mermaid Lagoon. Lisa Papademetriou. Random/Disney (194,217)
49. Vidia and the Fairy Crown. Laura Driscoll. Random/Disney (191,867)
50. Diego’s Wolf Pup Rescue (Go, Diego, Go!). Christine Ricci, illus. by Art Mawhinney. Simon Spotlight (191,837)
51. The Secret of Snow (Backyardigans). Alison Inches, illus. by Dave Aikins. Simon Spotlight (191,760)
52. Track Stars! Rev. W. Awdry. Random (189,805)
53. Charlotte’s Web: The Movie Storybook. Kate Egan. HarperEntertainment (189,249)
54. Oh Yikes! History’s Grossest, Wackiest Moments. Joy Masoff. Workman (185,868)
55. Gross Out! Ginjer Clarke. Grosset & Dunlap (185,787)
56. Chillin’ with Mumble (Happy Feet). Kristin Ostby. Price Stern Sloan (182,201)
57. My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow. Nora Pelizzari. HarperFestival (181,577)
58. Stormbreaker (movie tie-in). Anthony Horowitz. Puffin (180,873)
59. Barbie in the Twelve Dancing Princesses (Step into Reading). Tennant Redbank. Random (177,236)
60. Notorious (The It Girl #2). Cecily Von Ziegesar. Little, Brown (176,191)
61. Do Dolphins Really Smile? Laura Driscoll, illus. by Christina Wald. Grosset & Dunlap (175,298)
62. Cheetah Girls 2: The Junior Novel. Alice Alfonsi. Disney (175,000)
63. Ice Age 2: The Great Escape. Judy Katschke. HarperEntertainment (175,145)
64. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest: The Chase Is On. Tennant Redbank. Disney (175,000)
65. Charlotte’s Web: Wilbur’s Prize. Jennifer Frantz, illus. by Aleksey Ivanov. HarperTrophy (174,868)
66. Monster House: There Goes the Neighborhood. Tom Hughes. Simon Spotlight (172,645)
67. Would I Lie to You (Gossip Girl #10). Cecily Von Ziegesar. Little, Brown (169,940)
68. Magyk (Septimus Heap, Book One). Angie Sage, illus. by Mark Zug. HarperTrophy (167,555)
69. Charlotte’s Web with Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan. E.B. White. HarperTrophy (165,703)
70. Over the Hedge #1: Animals with Attitude. Scholastic (163,876)
71. Happy Feet Mad Libs. Roger Price. Price Stern Sloan (162,721)
72. Twilight. Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown (161,745)
73. Open Season: The Junior Novel. Judy Katschke. HarperEntertainment (165,025)
74. Thomas-Saurus Rex. Rev. W. Awdry, illus. by Richard Courtney. Random (158,984)
75. Warriors: The New Prophecy #1: Midnight. Erin Hunter. HarperTrophy (155,655)
76. Stormbreaker. Anthony Horowitz. Puffin (155,213)
77. Some Like It Hot (The A List #6). Zoey Dean. Little, Brown (155,023)
78. Winter Wishes (Step into Reading). Apple Jordan. Random/Disney (152,670)
79. Jokelopedia: The Biggest, Best, Silliest, Dumbest Joke Book Ever (revised ed.). Workman (151,549)
80. Scorpia. Anthony Horowitz. Puffin (150,251)
81. The Truth About Forever. Sarah Dessen. Puffin (150,124)
82. Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow #3: The Pirate Chase. Rob Kidd. Disney (150,000)
83. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians). Rick Riordan. Hyperion/Miramax (150,000)
84. Everyone’s Hero. Tracey West. Price Stern Sloan (146,947)
85. Who Was King Tut? Roberta Edwards. Grosset & Dunlap (141,755)
86. The Lost Scrolls: Water (Avatar). Michael Teitelbaum, illus. by Patrick Spaziante. Simon Spotlight (140,419)
87. Warriors: The New Prophecy #2: Moonrise. Erin Hunter. HarperTrophy (139,843)
88. Flicka: The Movie Novel. Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld. HarperEntertainment (137,982)
89. Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia. Mary Man-Kong. Golden (137,724)
90. Wizardology. Master Merlin, edited by Dugald A. Steer. Candlewick (132,683)
91. Biscuit’s Pet & Play Christmas. Alyssa Satin Capucilli, illus. by Pat Schories. HarperFestival (128,499)
92. Over the Hedge Reader: There Goes the Neighborhood. Erica David. Scholastic (128,037)
93. The Very Busy Spider. Eric Carle. Grosset & Dunlap (127,330)
94. Over the Hedge #2: Suburban Invasion. Apple Jordan. Scholastic (123,760)
95. Gone Fishin’ (Happy Feet). Price Stern Sloan (123,068)
96. Open Season: Meet the Characters. Monique Stephens. HarperTrophy (123,019)
97. Al Capone Does My Shirts. Gennifer Choldenko. Puffin (122,827)
98. Reckless (The It Girl #3). Cecily Von Ziegesar. Little, Brown (121,875)
99. My Little Pony: The Perfect Pumpkin. Nora Pelizzari, illus. by Lyn Fletcher. HarperFestival (121,199)
100. Ice Age 2: The Meltdown. Roger Price. Price Stern Sloan (121,075)
101. Barbie: Fairytopia. Diane Wright Landolf. Random (118,857)
102. Charlotte’s Web: The Perfect Word. Catherine Hapka. HarperEntertainment (118,677)
103. Snow Princess. Grosset & Dunlap (118,247)
104. Fira and the Full Moon. Gail Herman. Random/Disney (118,139)
105. Over the Hedge: The Cookie Heist. Annie Auerbach. Scholastic (118,076)
106. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood. Ann Brashares. Dell (117,360)
107. My Little Pony: A Secret Gift. Ruth Benjamin, illus. by Gayle Middleton. HarperTrophy (116,543)
108. Hannah Montana Junior Novel #3: Super Sneak. Laurie McElroy. Disney (115,000)
109. The World Almanac for Kids 2007. World Almanac (114,221)
110. Henry’s Bad Day (Step into Reading). Rev. W. Awdry, illus. by Richard Courtney. Random (110,661)
111. Count with The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Eric Carle. Grosset & Dunlap (109,455)
112. Pit of Vipers (Nancy Drew (All New) Girl Detective). Carolyn Keene. Aladdin (108,973)
113. A Berry Big Adventure. Grosset & Dunlap (107,427)
114. Don’t Be a Chicken! (Step into Reading). Melissa Lagonegro. Random/Disney (106,467)
115. Shine with The Very Lonely Firefly. Eric Carle. Grosset & Dunlap (106,108)
116. American Beauty (The A List #7). Zoey Dean. Little, Brown (105,618)
117. X-Men: The Last Stand: The Junior Novel. Danny Fingeroth. HarperEntertainment (103,888)
118. Find Your Heartsong! (Happy Feet). Siobhan Ciminera. Price Stern Sloan (103,095)
119. The Rivers of Zadaa (Pendragon #6). D.J. MacHale. Aladdin (102,645)
120. Ice Age 2: The Movie Storybook. Jennifer Frantz. HarperEntertainment (102,488)
121. Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid. Megan McDonald, illus. by Peter H. Reynolds. Candlewick (101,507)
122. Judy Moody, M.D.: The Doctor Is In! Megan McDonald, illus. by Peter H. Reynolds. Candlewick (101,483)
123. Open Season: Best Buddies. Julia Simon-Kerr. HarperEntertainment (101,109)
124. The Tail of Emily Windsnap. Liz Kessler, illus. by Sarah Gibb. Candlewick (100,330)
125. Flicka: Untamed Spirit. Judy Katschke. HarperEntertainment (100,089)
126. The Golem’s Eye (Bartimaeus Trilogy #2). Jonathan Stroud. Hyperion/Miramax (100,000)
127. Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow #4: The Sword of Cortes. Rob Kidd. Disney (100,000)
